caolan/nodeunit
Easy unit testing in node.js and the browser, based on the assert module. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6026
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1412
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1889 stars · 359 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Nodeunit is a unit testing framework for Node.js and the browser, built on the assert module with support for asynchronous tests, setUp/tearDown, and multiple reporters. The project is officially deprecated and users are encouraged to adopt actively maintained alternatives like Mocha, Jest, or tape.
Use cases
- run unit tests for node.js modules
- test asynchronous code in node
- run unit tests in the browser
- export tests from a module and run them with a CLI runner
- generate jUnit XML or HTML test reports
- use mocks and stubs in tests
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy codebase that already uses nodeunit
- you need a minimal, assert-based test style with no new dependencies
When to avoid
- starting any new node.js project
- you need an actively maintained testing framework
- you want modern features like snapshot testing or parallel execution
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
testing testing developer-tools web-development browser unit-testing async-testing deprecated test-runner assertions nodejs javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/caolan/nodeunit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 49d1e0c3469e
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/nodeunit · fetched 2026-08-29 · a34e4d5e9207
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| caolan/nodeunit | main | 23 |
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